What it is
DepEd, through its ICTS, has directed offices and school heads to nominate teachers for the DCP Laptop packages intended for Fiscal Year 2025 Continuing Appropriations (FY 2025C) and FY 2026. These laptop packages are meant to assist public school teachers in providing quality basic education using digital methods. This directive is based on DepEd Order No. 16, s. 2023, and is detailed in Memorandum No. ICTS-OD-MEM-102226-T3-1, dated October 22, 2026.
Key points
- Nominees must be current public school teachers actively performing teaching duties and officially assigned to a recipient school listed in the approved allocation.
- The nominee must not currently possess a serviceable laptop issued by DepEd, another government body, an LGU, or through a donation formally accepted by the school.
- A teacher whose previous laptop was declared unserviceable, lost in a documented fortuitous event, or cleared from accountability may still be considered upon validation by the SDO.
- The nominee must have an active DepEd account and complete all required security steps before the device is turned over.
- If there are more qualified teachers than allocations, the School Head must use a documented prioritization order. This order favors those without existing serviceable laptops, those needing digital resources for their teaching, and those handling multiple classes requiring digital lesson preparation.
- DepEd stresses that seniority or personal matters alone cannot determine priority.
Who is affected
This directive applies to public elementary and secondary school heads who are tasked with identifying and nominating qualified teachers for the FY 2025C and FY 2026 DCP Laptop packages.
What teachers should do
School Heads are directed to use the allocation list portal to view the lists for FY 2025C and FY 2026. Following this, the School Head must submit qualified nominations using the official nomination link. Before submission, the School Head and Property Custodian must jointly verify each nominee against school records. Nominations were scheduled to be submitted on or before October 28, 2026.